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[Sleep Health] Lack of sleep may damage brain function. A 39-year-old executive shows symptoms of cognitive impairment after staying up late for a long time.

September 21st every year is World Dementia Day. According to the 2018 World Dementia Report, one person in the world suffers from dementia every 3 seconds. There is currently no cure for this disease, and it has been It has become the seventh most deadly disease in the world. Cognitive impairment is trending among younger people around the world. Wu Ting, a neurologist in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, said that the youngest patient she has treated was only 39 years old. The patient often stayed up late and damaged her brain function, so she recommended paying attention to sleep health.

According to "Pear Video", Wu Ting, a neurologist in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, said that the youngest patient he encountered was only 39 years old. He was a senior executive of a company. One day when he was speaking at a meeting, he suddenly felt powerless. Even when his subordinates were reporting on their work, He also had to think slowly before he could understand. After examination, he found that his brain was slightly atrophied, which was when symptoms of cognitive impairment began to appear.

Wu Ting pointed out that bad habits will increase the risk of cognitive impairment, and "sleep health" is often ignored. Staying up late not only affects the body, but also damages brain function. The damage will gradually accumulate with long-term staying up late. It is recommended that adults should best Maintain 6-8 hours of sleep per day.

According to the British "Daily Mail" report, the American Association for the Advancement of Science journal "Science Advances" published an American study at the beginning of this year, which showed that failure to obtain high-quality sleep will increase the risk of cognitive impairment.

The study conducted experimental tests on mice and found that mice who slept shorter but higher-quality sleep had a lower risk of cognitive impairment than those who slept longer but lower-quality sleep. The lead author of the study, a professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, said: "Sleep is crucial to the function of the brain's garbage removal system. Research shows that the deeper the sleep, the better. Low sleep quality or insufficient sleep can lead to Alzheimer's disease. The onset of mental illnesses such as mutism and cognitive impairment.”

Source: Economic Daily